Senior Project Manager Job id 004

The Senior Project Manager leads larger SOW programming engagements and provides surge capacity for the Lead Analyst when multiple projects run concurrently. This individual is an experienced IT project manager with a strong working knowledge application environments and the discipline to manage firm-fixed-price deliverables inside MoDOTs SOW approval process. The Senior PM also contributes to transition planning onboarding coordination and monthly status reporting and serves as the delivery lead when the Lead Analyst is engaged on separate projects.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Manage concurrent SOW projects as assigned by the Program Manager; maintain independent RAID logs burndowns and milestone tracking for each

Support the Lead Analyst in SOW intake and draft SOW preparation; review LOE and cost estimates for accuracy and completeness before submission

Coordinate background-check onboarding logistics for any new working-team staff assigned to active projects

Produce SOW status reports at the frequency specified; present findings to MoDOT PMT in the absence of the Lead Analyst

Manage quality gates: confirm unit integration and system test completion before staging for MoDOT acceptance; document results

Monitor staff performance on assigned projects against role expectations; flag issues to the Technical Program Manager and Program Manager

Support transition-in activities: document incumbent knowledge captured during shadow period; contribute to the MoDOT-owned runbook

Maintain compliance awareness: confirm all SOW deliverables meet ADA/Section 508 requirements; track security scan remediation items tied to SOW development

Coordinate prompt-payment discount tracking and invoice milestone documentation as required

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum 3 years of IT project management experience on application development or sustainment engagements

Minimum 1 year of experience similar to MoDOTs technical architecture

Experience managing firm-fixed-price or milestone-based deliverables with formal government or enterprise client acceptance

Strong documentation skills: ability to produce SOW drafts status reports and risk registers in client-ready format

Experience with Azure DevOps Jira or equivalent project tracking tool

Minimum 1 year of experience with transportation-related applications

Ability to pass MoDOT background check

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

PMP certification

Experience in Missouri state government contracting environment

Agile/Scrum experience (PSM or CSM credential)

Familiarity with Crystal Reports Power BI or Cognos reporting workflows for project-level deliverable tracking

Experience preparing SOW documentation under a state procurement process.